Christmas Day Giveaway: Astronomy Pic of the Day!

Because it’s a special day — and for me it is truly blessed as Christmas is undoubtedly best experienced through the eyes of young children — I’ve got a special book to give away. It’s Astronomy: 365 days, a hardcover collection of photographs of space and sky, drawn from the enormously popular website, Astronomy Picture of the Day. Need I say more?

A random comment below will be chosen on Dec. 31. Winners will be notified in a new blog entry at that time. You may comment multiple times, but only one comment will be counted for contest purposes. Due to contractual obligations (i.e. I’ll be on vacation, away from the office) the book will not be mailed until Jan 2, or thereafter.

Should be a totally cool book. We love to visit that website! Nice to know everyone has a fair shot at the book, too. Kids also enjoy the monthly Family Space Day (3rd Saturday each month, 10am-1pm) in the Clear Lake Area at the Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI) on Bay Area Blvd, next to UHCL. Check it out!!!

Oh, as for the James Webb telescope launching by 2020, we’ll just have to wait and see…

This reminds me of this huge hardcover book I’ve had since I was a kid by Timothy Ferris called “Galaxies”–it has some truly beautiful pics. My favorite is the Pleaides (sp?) star clusters in the Orion constellation with its “seven sisters”.